The Celtics point guard was tossed after he shoved Kris Humphries to retaliate for the Nets forward's hard foul against Kevin Garnett. Humphries and Brooklyn forward Gerald Wallace were also ejected for their roles in the second-quarter skirmish.

Garnett had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Paul Pierce added 14 points for Boston. Rondo had three assists before he was kicked out, ending his streak at 37 games with double-digits. That is tied for second-longest in NBA history.

The Nets led by 21 in the second half and never less than nine in the fourth quarter.

In other games:Carmelo Anthony scored 29 points to lead New York to a 102-88 victory at Milwaukee Anthony, who sat out the fourth quarter, was 9-for-18 from the floor and also grabbed eight rebounds in 30 minutes. The second-leading scorer in the NBA has scored at least 29 points in his past four games, including 35 points and 13 rebounds in a 96-89 overtime loss at Brooklyn on Monday. New York's Steve Novak added 19 points and Tyson Chandler chipped in with 17 points and eight rebounds for the Knicks, who snapped a three-game road losing streak. Jason Kidd missed his second game in a row for New York with lower back spasms. Milwaukee's Brandon Jennings and Beno Udrih each scored 18 points. ... Washington earned its first victory after starting the season with 12 straight losses, getting 19 points from Jordan Crawford in an 84-82 win over Portland ... Manu Ginobili had 20 points, Gary Neal scored 19 and San Antonio earned its fifth straight win, 110-89 at Orlando Tim Duncan added 15 points in 27 minutes and Tony Parker chipped in 14 points and eight assists. ... Brandon Knight and Charlie Villanueva scored 19 points apiece, and Detroit routed Phoenix 117-77. Detroit has won back-to-back games for the first time this season and is 5-3 since opening 0-8. ... Al Horford scored 17 points and hit two clinching free throws to help Atlanta win its sixth straight game with a 94-91 victory over Charlotte Josh Smith and Lou Williams also had 17 points apiece for the Hawks. Ben Gordon finished with 26 points to lead Charlotte. ... Al Jefferson had 19 points, Marvin Williams scored 16 before leaving with concussion symptoms and Utah won its second straight game, 96-84 at New Orleans ... Kevin Durant matched his season high with 37 points, and Oklahoma City beat Houston 120-98 in James Harden's first time back in Chesapeake Energy Arena since being traded before the season. Harden scored 17 points, but was limited to 3-for-16 shooting. He had six shots blocked by the Thunder. ... Marreese Speights had 18 points and 12 rebounds to help Memphis to its third straight win, 103-82 over Toronto ... Joakim Noah scored 13 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and teammate Luol Deng scored a game-high 22 points to lead Chicago to a 101-78 victory over Dallas Shawn Marion scored 18 for the Mavericks.